How To Install libppd0 on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppd0 on Debian 10.
What is libppd0
libppd0 is:
PostScript was designed as a device independent language. To be able to access device specific features like selecting different paper trays and turning on different imaging models, each printer vendor supplies a PostScript Printer Definition or PPD file. This library reads those PPD files and provides functions that allow a program to modify PostScript print jobs to acces these special features.
There are three methods to install libppd0 on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libppd0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libppd0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libppd0
Install libppd0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libppd0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libppd0
Install libppd0 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libppd0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libppd0
How To Uninstall libppd0 on Debian 10
To uninstall only the libppd0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libppd0
Uninstall libppd0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libppd0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libppd0
Remove libppd0 Configurations and Data
To remove libppd0 configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libppd0
Remove libppd0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libppd0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libppd0
Dependencies
libppd0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libppd0 package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
